Gripp - Make It Rain lyrics

[Verse 1: Gripp] I'm in a vampire body, s**ing them dry Shrunken heads in my apartment set up in a line On the mantle like the ugliest shrine to something divine Funny how it sneaks up and comes from behind Crushes the spine to dust, blows it fluttering by And suddenly we're all looking hungry and lithe We add to our collections. Impressive how they curl their lips These are the faces of every woman and girl I've kissed Sick on the tilt-o-whirl, it tips Paint chip tongues. A wizard doing Merlin tricks In all earnestness, feel the furnace lit I might slip; no purchase on surfaces But please do not lie to me. Pity is not piety Guilt is not absolution. This city I walk silently Tip-toeing through the frozen streets 'cos if you are what you eat, I'm made of crows and feet [Hook: Gripp] I make it rain, but not like throwing stacks of ones Not like telling women: "Drop it low and back it up." I make it rain, rain like a heavy cloud Exhaling and ending the drought I make it rain not like sipping Patron Tossing money, calling women b**hes and hoes No. I make it rain, rain like a heavy cloud Exhaling and ending the drought [Verse 2: Gripp] There's no way to escape it, the fakeness Men learn how to shape-shift—I hate this— Peel the mask back, call it a face lift Brand new eyes—no Lasiks The romance dissipates quick. The message is raw: Look how wretched we are The vestiges of oppression still etched in the scars And we're resecting new sections of hearts. Reset the alarms We are the burglars they offered homes We thanked them, dipped our hands in the coffers, stole We're all cast in this awful mold So we ought to know enough to be cautious, yo. Watch us grow How dare we keep testing the lines Of where bodies connect to their minds? How dare we this heat, this archery? How dare we this greed, this larceny? [Hook: Gripp] [Verse 3: Gripp] No goddess in the machine No guidance, problems in the extreme A populace dotted with the disease Rotten leaves toppling from the trees Guessing which direction is next 'cos every path is only a collection of steps And it's not the same as pressing reset But we can change the impression for men, the message we get Like: you're not owed anything. No surprise Women already live in a war zone; don't comply Vocalize. It's the only way to open minds This is the hull being broken open when two boats collide Can't be a panacea, but don't be a paralytic Be a safe haven from that arrogant sh**. We have to give it A rest. That's what we're telling them now 'Cos water'll wash as well as it drowns. We're through filling the clouds now [Hook: Gripp] [Outro: Gripp] I'm in a vampire body, s**ing them dry I've got this vampire body, s**ing them dry We live in bodies, s**ing them dry Now take your fangs out (out, out) We live in bodies, s**ing them dry Now take your fangs out (out, out) We live in vampire bodies, s**ing them dry Shrunken heads our apartments set up in a line On mantles like the ugliest shrines to something divine Funny how it sneaks up and comes from behind Crushes our spines to dust, blows it fluttering by And suddenly we're all looking hungry and lithe But who am I? Said who am I? Who am I? [Outro: Various] You... you hear the phrase all the time, like: "Oh. Well what were you wearing? Were you drinking that night?" All of these questions But it could also be something as simple As not having conversations with your children— Male or female— About what inherent violence is And how to just be kind to people Men just feel like They can just do anything they want With impunity And they don't call each other out